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Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing
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Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing

The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades had urged Lebanese Sunni Muslims to attack the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah a…
Egyptian kidnapped in Lebanon released
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Egyptian kidnapped in Lebanon released

Egyptian citizen, kidnapped several days ago in Bekaa, northeast of Lebanon, was released on Tuesday as a result of efforts…
Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll
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Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll

Thousands of Syrians, filling the streets around their embassy in Beirut, turned out to vote Wednesday in Syria's controversial presidential…
OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier
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OTMT receives 3 month contract extension with major Lebanese mobile carrier

Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding (OTMT) announced Sunday that it had received an extension to the management contract of…
Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest
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Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli in bid to end deadly unrest

Lebanese troops backed by helicopters deployed in strength in Tripoli on Tuesday in the first stage of a plan aimed…
Three dead in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
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Three dead in north Lebanon in spillover from Syria war

Three people were killed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in fighting between supporters and opponents of…
Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source
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Syrian forces clearing rebels from stronghold near Lebanon: source

Syrian forces in Yabroud were in the final stages on Sunday of clearing out rebels holed up there for months…
Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid
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Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel was doing all that was "necessary" to ensure its security, following reports of…
Sources: Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran culture center
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Sources: Four killed in Beirut blast near Iran culture center

A large explosion near an Iranian cultural center in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Wednesday killed at…
Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock
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Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock

Lebanon announced new government on Saturday, breaking a 10-month political deadlock during which spillover violence from neighboring Syria worsened internal…
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